https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The opening of the Swiss hunting season has proved fatal for more than just the prey, with several hunters losing their lives in accidents over the past few days. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160928/swiss-hunting-season-claims-human-lives Wed, 28 Sep 2016 11:34:03 +0200 swiss-hunting-season-claims-human-lives Authorities in Geneva have put down a rutting deer that attacked four people over the course of 48 hours, according to reports. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160825/aggressive-deer-put-down-after-attacking-four-in-geneva Thu, 25 Aug 2016 12:24:20 +0200 aggressive-deer-put-down-after-attacking-four-in-geneva Hunters in the canton of Graubünden will be granted permission to kill more deer than ever this autumn in an attempt by the authorities to control the deer population in the area. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160707/graubnden-increases-deer-cull-this-autumn Thu, 07 Jul 2016 13:06:48 +0200 graubnden-increases-deer-cull-this-autumn Animal lovers are crying foul over a wildlife animal park in the canton of Zurich that is serving meat at its restaurant from deer and boar killed at the park. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141007/zurich-zoo-eatery-serves-meat-from-its-animals Tue, 07 Oct 2014 11:51:00 +0200 zurich-zoo-eatery-serves-meat-from-its-animals Authorities in the canton of Saint Gallen are planning to install surveillance cameras in the woods in a bid to capture stray dogs that are killing — and eating — deer and sheep. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130924/game-officials-tackle-deer-devouring-dogs Tue, 24 Sep 2013 14:24:00 +0200 game-officials-tackle-deer-devouring-dogs Researchers from the University of Zurich say they killed 18 fawns in the canton of Bern because they were fitted with flawed tracking collars that would have caused the young animals great suffering if they were allowed to live. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130903/botched-radio-collars-force-boffins-to-kill-18-fawn Tue, 03 Sep 2013 23:14:00 +0200 botched-radio-collars-force-boffins-to-kill-18-fawn Canton of Vaud veterinary officials are struggling to find a home for a menagerie of animals owned by a man sentenced to life in prison for murdering his adoptive mother, a woman friend of hers and his sister in 2005. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130222/murderers-menagerie-causes-headache-for-vets Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:01:00 +0100 murderers-menagerie-causes-headache-for-vets